Interviewer
Gloria Thompson
Files
Description
The interview deals with Mr. Gesell’s life as a Minnesota State Legislator (1945-1949). He discusses many aspects of his political life including information relative to Old Age Assistance and appropriations for state colleges.
Mr. Gesell, a grandson of Randolph Probstfield, was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on March 19, 1896, and came to the Red River Valley in 1916. He inherited the Probstfield Farm. He died on February 15, 1981.
Date of Interview
2-14-1973
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Length (Time)
28:52
Original Format
Cassette tape
Current Format
mp3
Named Persons
Raymond Gesell, Alex Nemzek, Charles Gesell, Joe Pavlick, Ade Boze, Louie L. Hill Jr.
Professions
State Legislator, Farmer, Veteran
Organizations
Moorhead State Teachers College, Rod and Gun Club, State Legislature, Senate Game and Fish Committee
Places
Moorhead, (Minn.), Red River Valley, La Crosse (Wisc.), St. Paul (Minn.), Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota
Keywords
Politics, Legislators, Farmers, Old Age Assistance Bill
ID Number
S229 227
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral interviews must be obtained in writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead Archives.
Disciplines
Agriculture | Oral History | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Gesell, Raymond, "Oral Interview of Raymond Gesell" (1973). Oral Interviews. 8.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/8